Koming Back to KDE

What's New in KDE 3.2?

March 15, 2004

By
Kurt Wall

KDE has come a long way in usability, stability, compatibility, and
features since I first used it. The latest release of the K Desktop
Environment, 3.2.1, was released March 9. But for this review, I initially looked at KDE 3.2, which shows that Linux is increasingly competitive on the desktop.

Candidly, I was concerned
that KDE's size and complexity would result in a desktop that was
virtually unusable. I'm pleased and surprised to report that the KDE
of today is a far cry from the bug-ridden, crash-prone, bloated pig of
a desktop that I abandoned with disgust in the last millennium. Read on
to learn why.

NOTE: In a classic moment of ill timing, just as I finished this
review, the KDE Project released KDE 3.2.1. I've decided to leave the
3.2 review in place and add some updates at the end of this review
that cover the new features of 3.2.1.